Georgian and Federal Style

Massachusetts Hall in Harvard Yard is an example of the Colonial Georgian style because it is symmetrical and spacious. It is basically a rectangular box with windows and doors. It also has chimneys on both ends which is characteristic of Georgian architecture. The Hall has chimneys in the center to accommodate the heating needs of such a large building. The Dormer windows on the top floor are common for Georgian buildings and were often the windows of the slave quarters. It was built when Georgian style was on the rise- 1720. The Georgian Period lasted from about 1720- 1840 (according to wikipedia) and is named for the four Georges that ruled England from the House of Hanover over that period of time.

The Federal style was a statement that the United States made to dissassociate themselves from the Feudal system of England. British buildings at this time were mostly in the Gothic style. The Federal style is reminiscient of ancient Greek and Roman styles. The United States wanted to model their government as well as their architecture after the republic and democracy of ancient Rome and Greece respectively. The Monticello building is classified as a Federal building for several reasons. It has columns in the ancient Roman and Greek style. It also has a rounded fan light over the door and features Palladian style windows, a high circular room and balustrades.

colonial furniture

Boston Colonial Art
This piece is a chest made of red and white oak
It is attributed to William Searle (American, 1634–1667); or Thomas Dennis (American, 1638–1706)
Made in Ipswich, Massachusetts







Armchair
1640–1700
Essex County, Massachusetts


















Desk and bookcase,
ca. 1779
Workshop of Nathaniel Gould (American, 1734–1782)
American; Salem, Massachusetts















All three of these examples of Boston colonial furniture exhibit intricate woodwork. The first two examples have very similar styling. They have simple structures but the designs on them are very intricate and detailed.


Chest
1685-1700
made by immigrant craftsmen. shows influences from Dutch, English and Welsh. The applied geometric molding of its drawers is similar to those found on late seventeenth-century Anglo-Dutch chests, wardrobes, and architectural woodwork.






Secretary Bookcase
1827
French influences
it again shows geometric patterns

Armchair

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

1740-60

Philadelphia furniture is in more of a rococo style than Boston furniture. In the last two examples they have clawed feet

Figure of Bodhidharma
17th century Ming Dynasty

Other people have what they need;
I alone possess nothing.
I alone drift about,
like someone without a home.
I am like an idiot, my mind is so empty.

























Wooded Mountains at Dusk
1666 Qing Dynasty
Kuncan

Open yourself to the Tao,
then trust your natural responses;
and everything will fall into place.













The Sixteen Luohans
1591 Ming Dynasty
Wu Bin

The ancient Masters were profound and subtle.
Their wisdom was unfathomable.
There is no way to describe it;
all we can describe is their appearance.
























Dish with Scalloped Rim
early 15th century
Ming Dynasty

Know the white,
yet keep to the black:
be a pattern for the world.
If you are a pattern for the world,
the Tao will be strong inside you
and there will be nothing you can't do.
























"Garden of the Unsuccessful politician"
1551 Ming Dynasty
Wen Zhengming

The Master never reaches for the great;
thus she achieves greatness.
When she runs into a difficulty,
she stops and gives herself to it.
She doesn't cling to her own comfort;
thus problems are no problem for her.



















Plate
Mid 14th century
Yuan Dynasty

Act without doing;
work without effort.
Think of the small as large
and the few as many.
Confront the difficult
while it is still easy;
accomplish the great task
by a series of small acts

























"Seven-lobed platter with scene of children at play"
14th century Yuan Dynasty

If you want to be a great leader,
you must learn to follow the Tao.
Stop trying to control.
Let go of fixed plans and concepts,
and the world will govern itself.







"Twin Pines, Level Distance"
ca. 1300 Yuan Dynasty
Zhao Mengfu

Seeing into darkness is clarity.
Knowing how to yield is strength.
Use your own light
and return to the source of light.
This is called practicing eternity.



















"Scholar by a Waterfall"
late 12th- early 13th century
Ma Yuan
Southern Song Dynasty

The supreme good is like water,
which nourishes all things without trying to.
It is content with the low places that people disdain.
Thus it is like the Tao.


"Dragon Pine"
ca. 1400
Wu Boli

When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.

Midterm

1. catayl hoyuk
anatolia
prehistoric

2. Venus of Willendorf
10,000 BC
prehistoric

3. Monumentality
dolmen- burial
2000 bc

4. Stonehenge
wessex culture
21st century bc

5. Great Serpent Mound
present day, ohio
10,000 bc

6. Great Pyramids of Giza
Egyptian

7. Palate of Narmer
Egyptian
10th century bc

8. Ashurbanipal and his queen
egyptian

9. King Tut death mask
Egyptian

10. Ziggurat
Sumerian

11. Sargon
Akkadian
8th century bc

12. Satuette
Sumerian

13. Victory Stele of Naram- Sim
Mesopotamian
8th century

14. The charioteers
akkadian
8th century

15. Snake goddess
minoan

16. Lystria and the bull
minoan

17. faceless statue
minoan

18. Octopus Jar
Minoan

19. bull rhyton
Minoan

20. Lions Gate
Assyrian
16,000 bc

21. death mask of agamemnon
assyrian

22. Dipylon Vase
Greek
21st century bc

23. Greek

24. Greek
black figured

25. Soldiers playing game
Greek

26. Kore
Greek
2,000 bc

27. Koros
Greek
early -

28. Kroisos
Greek

29. Koros
Greek

30. Kritios boy
Greek

31. Dionysis bowl
greek

32. Herakles strangling the lion
Greek

33. dying Soldier
archaic period
Greek

34. Dying soldier
Greek
classical

35. Horse
Greek
Classical

36.
Classical
Greek

37.
Polykleitos
Roman copy

38. Diskobolis
Myron
4th century bc
Greece

39.
Roman

40. centuar
roman

41. parthenon
roman
3 century bc

42.

43.
roman
3rd century bc

44.
roman
3rd century bc

45. Nike adjusting her sandal
roman
3rd century bc

46. Zeus
Greek
Classical period

47. Riace Warrior
Greek
Classical period

48. Constantine
Roman
4th century bc

49. Roman

50.
Roman
3rd century bc

51. Athena
roman
3rd century bc

52. Dying Soldier
Roman
3rd century bc

53. Zeus and the Snakes
Roman

54. Portrait of a Roman Senator
Roman

55. Augustus Prima Porta
Roman
4th century

56. Hadrian
4th century bc
roman

57. Constatine
Roman
3rd century bc

58. Ara Pacis
Roman
3rd century bc

59. Ixion Room
Roman
3rd century bc

60. Colosseum
roman

61. Pont du Gard
7th century bc
roman

62. Basilica of Constantine and Maxcentrus
Roman

63. scene from the Iliad by Homer
Roman

64. Roman

65.

66. the plan for the original st. peters
1st century ad

67. Justinian
Ravenna
Romanesque period

68. Sutton Hoo
18 century ad

69.
Celtic book
medieval period

70. St. Matthew
Medieval

71. The Last Judgement
Autun
Romanesque

72. Abbaye de Cluny
French
Romanesque

73.

74. Westminster Abbey
Gothic
England

75. Laon Cathedral

76. The Lamentation
Giotto
Renaissance

Pie in the Sky

Above is a creation made by the Space 1026 in the Institute of Contemporary Art as part of Locally Localized Gravity art exhibit. It was inspired by a culture called the Ewoks. They live in trees and have rope bridges that connect them. This creation is entirely made out of recycled materials such as plastic bags and used paper and wood. The exhibit includes a video kiosk tower, interactive electronics, campfire, a gigantic cardboard ziggurat, and a tree house.

If Dr. Seuss were an architect....

This house is called the "Crooked House" and it is located in the Rezydent shopping center in Sopot, Poland. It is 4,000 square meters. The architect is Szotynscy Zaleski (1,2). He was inspired by the fairytale illustrations of Jan Marcin Szancer(3). The last picture is from Dr.Seuss' illustrations...try comparing them to the "Crooked House".

Street Level

The sculptures below are from the "Street Level" exhibition at ICA Boston.
These artworks both demonstrate the unique culture of the city and critique the downfalls of an urban setting.